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Mirror Box (Kagamibako) and Tiered Incense Container (Jūkōgō) with Flowering Clematis Design

Mirror Box (Kagamibako) and Tiered Incense Container (Jūkōgō) with Flowering Clematis Design

Japanese

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques

Edo period, 1615-1868

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